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DAINIK NATION BUREAU Pakistan today released another video of Indian death row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav purportedly confessing that he was a commissioned officer of the Indian Navy and that the diplomat who was accompanying his family for the meeting yelled at his mother. However, the veracity of the video which was released by the Pakistan Foreign Office could not be ...

US President Donald Trump today warned that his “nuclear button” is “much bigger and more powerful” than the one controlled by North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, as the White House said it was keeping all of its options on the table to curb Pyongyang’s atomic programme. Trump’s response followed a New Year’s Day address by Kim, who said that North ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU In a scathing attack, President Donald Trump today accused Pakistan of giving nothing to the US but “lies and deceit” in return for USD 33 billion aid and said Islamabad has provided “safe haven” to terrorists. “The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they ...

A blaze has destroyed every vehicle left in a 1,600-capacity car park serving the British city of Liverpool’s indoor arena, police said Monday. The Liverpool International Horse Show, taking place in the northwest English city’s neighbouring 11,000-seater arena, was cancelled due to the fire, which broke out after dark on Sunday. Nobody has been seriously injured in the blaze, the ...

Based on information from France, the CBI has registered a case against three suspected trafficking agents for allegedly sending 25 minor boys to France on the pretext of a rugby training camp. The racket came to light after French authorities apprehended one of the trafficked boys recently and informed Interpol. The international agency in turn informed the CBI, which registered ...

India will strongly take up with Palestine the issue of its ambassador in Pakistan attending a rally organised by Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. “We have seen reports in this regard. We are taking up the matter strongly with the Palestinian ambassador in New Delhi and with the Palestinian authorities,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson ...

An agreement for IBRD Credit of USD 40 Million from World Bank for “U.P. Pro-Poor Tourism Development Project” was signed yesterday by Sameer Kumar Khare, Joint Secretary (MI), Department of Economic Affairs on behalf of the Government of India and John Blomquist, Acting Country Director of the World Bank (India). The Implementing Entity Agreement was signed by Director General and ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin today filed documents with electoral officials to run for re- election next year, a day after hundreds of politicians, celebrities and sports figures backed his bid. Putin visited the Central Election Commission, handing over his passport and 300,000 signatures required by Russian legislation for those running as independent candidates. The 65-year-old strongman, who will face only ...

The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to denounce President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, largely ignoring Donald Trump’s threats to cut off aid to any country that went against him. The nonbinding resolution declaring U.S. action on Jerusalem “null and void” was approved 128-9 a victory for the Palestinians, but not as big as they ...

Senate Republicans today passed a sweeping overhaul of the US tax code in more than 30 years, bringing President Donald Trump closer to scoring his first major legislative victory amid criticism that the package disproportionately benefit the wealthy and corporations. The Senate approved the USD 1.5 trillion tax bill, which includes permanent tax breaks for corporations and temporary tax cuts ...